,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,murphy submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,,resolution  ,recommending the         
posthumous award of the ,navy ,cross to 
,lieutenant ,thomas ,m4 ,conway of      
,waterbury1 ,connecticut4  ,whereas1 on 
,july #af1 #aide1 the ,,uss             
,indianapolis departed ,san ,francisco  
carrying the trigger and radioactive    
core for the atomic bomb ,little ,boy1  
destined to be dropped on ,hiroshima2   
,whereas upon completing its delivery   
mission to ,tinian ,island on ,july #bf1
 the ,,uss ,indianapolis proceeded to   
,okinawa in order to join a larger naval
 fleet in preparation for an invasion of
 the ,japanese mainland2 ,whereas in the
 early hours of ,july #cj1 the ,,uss    
,indianapolis was critically damaged by 
#b torpedoes from a ,japanese submarine2
 ,whereas the ,,uss ,indianapolis sunk  

as a result of the damage1 killing some 
#cjj of the #a1aif sailors aboard2      
,whereas most of the estimated #ijj     
survivors relied only on their kapok    
life jackets and belts and some did not 
even have that equipment2 ,whereas      
,lieutenant 7,chaplain7 ,thomas ,m4     
,conway and the rest of the remaining   
crew were set adrift in the             
shark-infested waters with no way of    
further notifying ,navy command2        
,whereas with complete disregard for his
 own safety1 ,lieutenant ,conway swam   
back and forth among terrified crew     
members1 administered aid to them1      
dragged loners back to the growing mass 
of survivors1 organized prayer groups1  
and urged the increasingly dehydrated   
and delirious men not to give up hope of
 rescue2 ,whereas ,lieutenant ,conway   
expired on the third day1 shortly before
 the remaining #cba sailors were rescued
 after being spotted by ,navy pilots2   
,whereas the sinking of the ,,uss       
,indianapolis was the single greatest   

loss of life at sea in the history of   
the ,navy2 ,whereas the successful      
completion of the mission of the ,,uss  
,indianapolis was critical to ending    
,world ,war ,,ii2 and ,whereas          
,lieutenant ,conway risked his own life 
in order to retrieve fellow sailors and 
went from lifeboat to lifeboat in       
shark-infested waters to tend to the    
dying and dispirited1 acting in a manner
 far above the call of duty3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 honors ,lieutenant ,conway for his 
heroics1 which were above reproach1     
reflect great credit upon himself1 and  
upheld the highest traditions of the    
,u4,s4 ,navy2  7#b7 recognizes that the 
courageous and selfless actions of      
,lieutenant ,conway saved the lives of  
many of his fellow sailors2  7#c7       
concurs that the actions of ,lieutenant 
,conway are in the spirit and tradition 
of the ,navy ,cross2 and  7#d7          
recommends that ,lieutenant ,conway     
posthumously be awarded the ,navy       

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